NCB Financial traded back at $200.

NCB Financial pushed higher by $5 to close at $200 after trading briefly at $204.99 during the day but the move higher could not prevent the overall market losing altitude and closed lower on Wednesday.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index declined 2,871.43 points to close at 528,121.69 and the JSE Index lost 2,609.37 points to record close of 480,912.95. The JSE Financial Index lost 1.08 points in closing at 129.01 points.
Market activity resulted in 38 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets and leading to 17 securities advancing, 16 declining and 5 trading firm.  Barita Investments, Jamaica Stock Exchange and Proven Investments traded in the main market at 52 weeks’ high. Trading ended with 73,123,480 units valued at $311,695,529 compared to 32,848,536 units valued $123,106,978 changing hands, from 38 securities on Tuesday.  
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 59.4 million shares for 81 percent of total main market volume, followed by Eppley with 9.6 million stock units for 13 percent of total volume and Stanley Motta with 760,000 shares for 1 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 2,089,242 units valued at an average of $8,905,587 for each security traded, in contrast to 938,530 units valued at an average of $3,517,342 on Tuesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,265,757 shares valued at $9,768,829 changing hands, compared 1,158,213 shares valued at $9,895,777 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 7 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 4 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained $2 to end at a 52 weeks’ high of $57, with 269,002 stock units trading, Caribbean Cement lost 99 cents and ended trading 49,452 shares at $79, Eppley dropped $3 to $13, in exchanging 9,631,915 stock units. Grace Kennedy dropped $2 trading 121,948 units at $68. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $4 to close at an all-time high of $35, with an exchange of 34,939 stock units, JMMB Group lost $1 and ended at $49, with 246,537 shares trading, Kingston Wharves lost $3.16 and ended trading 15,578 shares at $65.84, NCB Financial rose $5 trading 74,150 shares to close at $200. 138 Student Living lost 80 cents and ended trading with 15,000 stock units at $3.60, Proven Investments rose $1 in traded 100 units to close at a record high of $36, ,Salada Foods fell 95 cents to end at $33.00, with 5,750 shares trading, Sagicor Group lost $1.69 trading 505,408 stock units to end at $55.80. Sagicor Real Fund rose $1.05 and ended trading at $10.75, with 162,498 units, Seprod rose $1.05 and settled at $47.95 in exchanging 109,390 shares Sterling Investments lost 30 cents and ended trading of 35,650 shares to close at $3.40 and Wisynco Group gained 58 cents to settle at $19.09, with 396,437 stock units changing hands.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 300,235 units valued US$45,290 units changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 6% preference share with 2,000 units trading with a loss of 2 cents to end at US$1.02, Proven Investments gained 0.7 cent trading 129,551 shares to close at 25.7 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of one cent to 10 US cents, in trading 13,480 units. The JSE USD Equities Index inched 0.16 points lower to 187.15.

Barita Investments jumped $10 to close at $55 following release of third quarter results showing a For the quarter, profit after tax jumped 594 percent to $911 million.  
NCB Financial pushed higher by $4.99 to close at $195 after it hit a high of $201 during the day. Grace jumped $3 to $70, JMMB Group was up at the close by $2 but traded at a record $55.07 before pulling back at the close to $50.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index surged 8,298.01 points to end at a record close at 530,993.12 and the JSE Index leaped 7,540.72 points to record close of 483,522.32. The JSE Financial Index rose 3.09 points in closing at 130.09 points.
Market activity resulted in 38 securities trading in the main and US dollar markets and leading to 11 securities advancing, 12 declining and 14 trading firm. Trading ended with 32,848,536 units valued $123,106,978 compared to 34,066,074 units valued at $403,962,467 changing hands, from 36 securities on Monday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 29.7 million shares for 91 percent of total main market volume, followed by Carreras with 494,439 stock units for 1.5 percent of total volume and Wisynco Group with 402,978 shares for 1.2 percent of the day’s volume.
The market closed with average of 938,530 units valued at an average of $3,517,342 for each security traded, in contrast to 1,001,943 units for an average of $11,881,249 on Monday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,158,213 shares valued at $9,895,777 changing hands, compared 1,191,212 shares valued at $10,995,507 for each securities traded. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 8 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 6 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments surged $10 to end at $55, with 67,312 stock units trading, Berger Paints gained 45 cents to close at $18.95, with 17,395 units changing hands, Eppley dropped $1.25 to $16, in exchanging 15,776 stock units, Grace Kennedy jumped $3.10 and finished trading 15,344 units at $70. Jamaica Broilers lost 88 cents to close at $33.12, with 26,227 shares changing hands, Jamaica Producers lost $2.50 and concluded trading of 16,080 shares, at $26.50. Jamaica Stock Exchange gained $2 to close at $31, with an exchange of 65,150 stock units, JMMB Group rose $2 and ended at $50, with 159,763 shares trading, Kingston Wharves lost $2 and ended trading 15,144 shares at $69, Mayberry Jamaican Equities fell 34 cents and finished trading 21,318 shares at $11.51, NCB Financial rose $4.99 trading 137,850 shares to close at $195, Portland JSX lost 45 cents and ended trading with 30,000 stock units at $8.05, Sagicor Group rose 39 cents trading 252,322 stock units to end at $57.49. Scotia Group ended trading of 15,901 shares with a rise of 48 cents to close at $57.48 and Seprod lost $1.10 and settled at $46.90 in exchanging 101,944 shares.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 300,235 units valued US$45,290 units changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 6% preference share with 3,000 units trading at US$1.04, Proven Investments trading 75,635 shares to close at 25 US cents and Sygnus Credit Investments with a loss of one cent to 11 US cents, in trading 221,600 units. The JSE USD Equities Index inched 0.07 points up to 187.31.

Stephen Facey Chairman & Paul Hanworth Chief Operating Officer of PanJam Investment.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange closed at a new record high on Monday, to start July positively after it surged sharply on Friday, as advancing stocks beat out declining ones more than two to one.
Trading ended with the JSE All Jamaican Composite Index jumping 2,640.19 points to a record close of 516,438.19 and the JSE Index climbed 2,399.24 points to a record close of 470,295.69.
At the close of trading, 17 securities advanced, 7 declined and 10 traded firm, as market activity ended with 27,938,388 units valued at $104,981,806 changing hands from 33 securities in contrast to 35,425,729 units valued at $129,457,755 trading from 35 securities changing hands on Friday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 16 million shares for 57 percent of total main market volume, followed by JMMB Group 7.5% preference share with 10 million units or 36 percent of total volume and Carreras with 370,717 stock units.
JMMB Group traded at a new all-time high of $40.31 and PanJam Investment closed trading at an all-time high of $101 after trading at $110.60 earlier in the day.
The market closed with an average of 873,075 units valued at an average of $3,280,681 for each security traded. In contrast to 1,073,507 units for an average of $3,922,962 on Friday. June closed with an average of 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 6 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 2 with lower offers.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained 70 cents to close at $45, in trading 79,209 shares, Caribbean Cement lost $1.70 to finish at $78.10, with an exchange of 18,797 shares, Grace Kennedy declined $2 to $65, with an exchange of 36,759 stock units, Jamaica Producers rose 90 cents and closed at $28.50, with 14,521 shares changing hands. Jamaica Broilers gained 85 cents in trading 31,514 units at $32, Jamaica Stock Exchange fell 90 cents and ended at $28, in exchanging 42,463 shares, JMMB Group gained 31 cents trading 49,096 shares to end at a record close of $40.51, Kingston Wharves jumped $2 and settled at $68, with an exchange of 11,082 units. PanJam Investment jumped  $3.90 to settle at record close of $101 with 33,450 shares changing hands, Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 67 cents to settle at $9.32, with 2,329 stock units trading, Salada Foods jumped $4 to $38 trading 6,165 stock units, Scotia Group gained $1.50 to settle at $59, trading 221,140 shares. Seprod increased $1 to end trading of 265,053 shares at $48.50, Sygnus Credit Investments rose 50 cents to close at $15.50, with 122,962 units trading and Wisynco Group lost 34 cents trading of 73,616 shares to close at $18.76.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 3,556 units valued US$462 changing hands. Market activity ended with Sygnus Credit Investments rose 2.5 cents to close at 13 US cents, with 3,556 units. The JSE USD Equities Index closed 1.98 points higher at 186.11.

New record high for the JSE main market.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange arrested the three days of decline with a big jumped to a new record closed on Friday that pushed the market up by a strong 23 percent with half the year ending.
JSE All Jamaican Composite Index leaped 9,055.04 points to a record close of 513,798.00 and the JSE Index advanced 8,228.65 points to 467,896.45.
At the close of trading, the prices of 18 securities advanced, 8 declined and 9 traded firm, as 35 securities traded, similar to Thursday’s level. Market activity ended with 35,425,729 units valued at $129,457,755 trading in contrast to 77,203,790 units valued $218,055,968 on Thursday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 31 million shares for 87 percent of total main market volume, followed by Mayberry Jamaican Equities with 2 million units or 6 percent of total volume and Scotia Group with 344,363 stock units. JMMB Group and Sagicor Group closed trading at an all-time high.
The market closed with average of 1,073,507 units valued at an average of $3,922,962 for each security traded. In contrast to 2,339,509 units for an average of $6,607,757 on Thursday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,608,485 units valued at $19,605,318 and previously, 1,635,033 units valued at $20,425,473. In contrast, May closed with an average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 10 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and none with a lower offer.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments gained 33 cents and closed at $44.30, in trading 2,251 shares, Caribbean Cement jumped $3.29 to finish at $79.80, with an exchange of 2,194 shares, Grace Kennedy climbed $2 to $67, with 87,592 stock units traded, Jamaica Broilers dropped $1.85 and finished trading 150,960 units at $31.15. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $1.40 and ended at $27.50, in exchanging 42,784 shares, JMMB Group gained 70 cents trading 145,312 shares to end at a record close of $40.20, Kingston Wharves declined $1.50 and settled at $66, with an exchange of 9,025 units. Mayberry Jamaica Equities rose 35 cents and ended trading 2,008,623 shares at $11.50, NCB Financial Group advanced $1 to end at $190, with 43,669 units changing hands, PanJam lost 90 cents to settle at $97.10 with 23,780 shares changing hands. Portland JSX ended trading of 73,099 stock units with a gain of $1.05 to close  at $8.55, Pulse Investments rose 29 cents trading 1,000 units in closing at $2.79, Sagicor Group rose $1.05 to end at a record close of $57.05, with  197,070 shares trading. Sagicor Real Estate Fund rose 99 cents to settle at $9.99, with 81,613 stock units trading, Scotia Group gained 50 cents to settle at $57.50, trading 344,363 shares, Seprod declined $2.49 to end trading of 17,650 shares at $47.50, Supreme Ventures added $1 and closed at $28, with an exchange of 175,517 units and Sygnus Credit Investments lost 45 cents to close at $15, with 219,970 units trading.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 14,600 units valued $24,268 changing hands. Market activity ended with JMMB Group 5.75% settled at US$2, trading 11,000 shares and Productivity Business traded closed at 60 US cents with 3,600 stock units trading. Proven Investments lost 1 cent in trading 208,315 shares to close at 24 US cents and JMMB group 6% USD preference share closed at US$1.04 trading 11,103 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index closed unchanged at 184.13.

The main market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange dropped for the third consecutive day on Thursday with JSE All Jamaican Composite Index falling by 1,797.60 points to 504,742.96 and the JSE Index declining 1,633.55 points to 459,667.80.
t the close of trading, the prices of 14 securities advanced, 14 declined and 7 traded firm, as 35 securities traded, compared to 34 on Wednesday. Market activity ended with 77,203,790 units valued $218,055,968, in contrast to 40,756,441 units valued $109,292,243 on Wednesday.
Wigton Windfarm led trading with 72 million units or 93 percent of total main market volume, Carreras with 2 million shares changing hands, equating to 2.65 percent of total trades, followed by Radio Jamaica with 354,319 stock units with less than one percent of the day’s trades. Sagicor Group closed trading at an all-time high of $5.
The market closed with average of 2,339,509 units valued $6,607,757, in contrast to 1,273,639 shares valued at $3,415,383 on Wednesday. The average volume and value for the month to date amounts to 1,635,033 units valued at $20,425,473 and previously, 1,598,249 units valued at $21,187,989. In contrast, May closed with an average of 2,248,261 units at an average of $12,751,529 for each security traded.
IC bid-offer Indicator| At the end of trading, the Investor’s Choice bid-offer indicator reading shows 9 stocks ended with bids higher than their last selling prices and 1 with a lower offer.
In the main market activity, Barita Investments added 47 cents closed at $43.97, in trading 10,516 shares, Carreras fell 20 cents trading 2,048,658 units at $8, Caribbean Cement lost $2.49 to finish at $76.51, with  an exchange of 183,964 shares, Jamaica Producers gained 46 cents to close at $27.46, trading 38,771 shares. Jamaica Stock Exchange climbed $2.51 and ended at $27.50, in exchanging 321,775 shares, JMMB Group gained 34 cents trading 86,192 shares to close at $39.50, PanJam climbed $2.50 to settle at $98 with 102,776 shares changing hands. Portland JSX ended trading of 2,000 stock units with a loss of 50 cents at $7.50, Pulse Investments lost 22 cents trading 183,378 units in closing at $2.50, Salada Foods gained $2.70 to end at $34, trading 2,870 shares, Sagicor Group rose 30 cents to close at $56, with 44,987 shares trading. Sagicor Real Estate Fund lost 50 cents to settle at $9, with 2,200 stock units trading, Scotia Group lost $1 to settle at $57, trading 189,636 shares, Seprod rose 49 cents and ended trading 155,183 shares at $49.99. Stanley Motta rose 48 cents in exchanging 4,150 shares at $5 and Supreme Ventures fell $1 and closed at $27, with an exchange of 145,418 units.
Trading in the US securities market resulted in 219,418 units valued at $61,585 changing hands. Market activity ended with Proven Investments lost 1 cent in trading 208,315 shares to close at 24 US cents and JMMB group 6% USD preference share closed at US$1.04 trading 11,103 shares. The JSE USD Equities Index lost 0.34 points to close at 184.13.